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Woman, set ablaze by jealous husband, needs help

January 9, 2013 by Temitayo Famutimi

Odhegba

Four months after 39-year-old Janet Odhegba was set on fire by her jealous husband, Kehinde Adesanmoye, in Ikotun, Lagos State, she has yet to fully recover from the burns she sustained after the incident.

At the moment, paying her medical bills is a great challenge.

Adesanmoye had on September 11, 2012, around 10pm allegedly poured petrol on Odhegba and set her ablaze at the Ikotun Roundabout, Lagos, where she worked as a food vendor.

Adesanmoye is currently facing criminal charges before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court.

Odhegba allegedly drew the ire of Adesanmoye the previous day after taking a wine offered to her by one of her male customers at a party where he (Adesanmoye) also attended.

The victim said her relations and community association members who had hitherto contributed money for her medical treatment said they could no longer afford to foot her medical bills.

She said they were contemplating an out-of-court settlement with Adesanmoye so that he could take responsibility for her treatment.

Odhegba said, “Life has not been the same with me since the incident I suffered in the hands of my estranged husband and I have yet to fully recover.

“More worrisome is the fact that my relations and my township association members are mounting pressure on me to embrace an out-of-court settlement with him.

“This is premised on the fact that they have been stretched to the limit in terms of assisting me financially. They have really tried because I don’t know if I would have survived it without their help.

“But, I don’t like the idea of the settlement because I really want him to face the full wrath of the law for the inhumane treatment and assault he meted out to me.”

According to a medical report signed by Dr. Kupoluyi Oluwatobi, the medical officer-in-charge of the private hospital where she was being treated, Odhegba needs to undergo a “split skin grafting by a plastic surgeon for complete wound healing.”

Odhegba said since she was discharged from the hospital because of her inability to pay the bills, adding that she had been using different traditional methods to aid the healing process.

She said, “I now adopt traditional methods for treating the wounds based on advice since I cannot afford hospital bills.

“The wound on my left hand has made my muscles to go stiff and I can no longer hold things.

“Apart from the skin grafting, doctors have also recommended that a team of physiotherapists need to work on me for the purpose of rehabilitation. I wish Nigerians could help me so that I won’t be forced to withdraw the case on lack of finance.”

Her mother, Mary, said she had spent everything she had to make her daughter normal again.

“I have sold all my property back in my village in Ozoro, Delta State. Since I moved to Lagos to oversee her welfare, all the crops I cultivated to earn a living have been completely destroyed. There is no source of getting money from anywhere again,” she lamented.

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jiborn

Its a terrible esperience,sorry.but what could have been her sin?.

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toks

@ jet li and ak1, its so scary how vehemently we nigerians take issues now adays? because someone takes a drink from anothr male whos nt her husband, she shd be set a blaze? only God has the authority 2 give judgement……..so my brothers, lets take things easy and leave everything 2 God. sometimes the way we judge shows the kind of person we are and what we can do if given the chance.

Ade

Where is the man that offered this married woman drink now? I think this shameless woman should go and ask that man to pay her hospital bills. I am not saying what the husband did was right but the husband committed a crime of passion. This woman out of respect for her husband should not have accepted drinks from another man. What next was she going to accept from another man in the presence of her husband, a car lift from another man? If this woman has kids for her husband, she just destroyed the life of those kids. She is sick now and the husband is in jail. so who will be taking care of the kids now? These women need to learn how to treat their husbands with respect and dignity.
Why are you even entertaining other men when you are married. If you are tired of your husband, divorce him and marry another one instead of doing this type of nonsense.

Mama

Your mouth is so big and stinking. You are just too inhumane. Just for offering someone drink she deserve to be burnt to death. She could have been your sister if not your daughter, judge right. God is watching.

henry

To start with, madam agree to settle out of court so that your husband can treat you. though his wrong and wicked but you need medcal attention now. this why youneedGOD to recieve christ into your life. pls forgive and forget. may the Good GOD heal others pls learn from this,

ROTIMI NANCY

@ HENRY, HOW ARE U SURE THAT THE HUSBAND WILL TREAT HER AFTER THEY SETTLE OUT OF COURT. WOMAN DONT LISTEN TO THEM, GOD WILL SEND YOU A HELPER LIKE HE DID FOR YOUR COUNTERPART THAT WAS POURED ACID BY HER HUSBAND.

Opeyemi

This is a tragedy, the husband should not go unpunished. If you are not satisfy with the life style of your spouse, you are free to divorce and go your seperate ways and not take laws into your hands. And why is it that is men that’s always doing this to their partners? Men cheat or do worse things to their wives all the time but I have never seen a woman punish her husband in this manner because of alleged or perceived infidelity.

livingston Daniel

There were other ways for the hubby to would have used instead of setting her ablaze. If he was very sure with prove that she is having an affair outside, he can simply send her packing rather than burning her.

Punchman

the husband is not mentaly stable to have done such a wicked thing to his wife,even if she is adultrous.

Pastor abayomi jerry

May God deliver this nation from evil

BABY NANCY

THE MAN MUST NOT GO UNPUNISHED

Adekemi Oshineye

I pray 2 God 2 see u thru nd send u agreat assistance 4rm wherr u expect nd where u don’t think of, but 4 ur husband is a sinner he can not go unpunished,such a man will run away after bail

Abiola Sunday

In any manner it happen i think the husband of the woman is over reacted this is not the best way to handle thing even you find your wife mingling with another man, The woman also have it own problem married woman accepting drink from another man in the present of her husband seem the woman might have some motion behind however i don’t think this first time she has been doing this therefore i might conclude in one place of cheat wife received heavy punishment. Woman the damage has been don and This too bad

amakachude

It is interesting how we are quick to judge victims of violent crimes in Nigeria. Settlement of out court is out of the way, because this is a pure criminal case – against the State. If there is a civil aspect of the matter, then out of court settlement may come up and should not be pursued. if proven guilty, the man should be made to serve the sentence as a detterent to others like him who believe that they can harm others and go scot free.
We all can come to the aid of this woman by contributing whatever we have to cater for her medical bills. You will amazed what N100.00 for instance can do for her.
If the editor of Punch Newspapers would like to take up this challenge, please let us know where we can channel our contributions to.

Oluwafela.

Wonders shall never end,thank God she’s alive to tell the story.my own nko who wanted to make me mad but God didn’t allow him.he took my pictures to the herbalist.Now he removed the children from my parents cleverly as they were going to school.he tthought may be i would call him and start pleading because i am not in the country,pls don’t agree with out of court settlement,affliction will not arise for you the second time.God wiil surely send people who will assist you.my own next action is divorce o.he married and could not have issues so he accused me of been the brain behind it.

Temitope Rotimi

Let us shun tribalism for our country to move forward. This incident has got nothing to do with tribe rather it shows how wicked some people are. May God help us in this country. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Ayebatonye

TO AK 1 and Jet Li u guys are soo ignorant. The lady took it because she does not have any secret affair with the man. If she had an affair she won’t collect it in the presence of her husband. Go read books on women and relationship

Oluwafela.

@ade. i c you are the type.well if she has hidden agenda she wouldn’t av done it in the presence of her husband.people should learn how to behave in public.He would av cal d wife and tell her it is not right instead of causing her pain.

Borokinni Abimbola(Caleb UniversityImota)

The picture used in this publication should have being blurred because it might be offensive to the readers.

Amy.

Why does she deserve to die.Pls.people should stop passing irrelevant judgement on others.There should be no out of court settlement in this issue,this is a pure criminal offence,which he must answer for the pains he inflicted on young lady.

Oyemekun

The husband should be in jail presently, and for a long time for inflicting grievous bodily harm on the wife.

amy

it is very wrong of the husband to have set her ablaze no matter what her crime was. God will send help to her IJN. Second, how do all this people speak queens english? i have never understood how it works tha their english is perfect. if it isn’t her that said t why is it quoted? Her husband should be properly punished though

dre iniesta

the bible said that we should forgive our neighbors 70 multiply 77 times so no matter her sin we should judge fairly as human because even the bible says judge not so that you will not be judge. God Almighty should forgive the both of them and do not seperate what God has join my people.

OSIDEIN ENIOLA (CALEB UNIVERSITY IMOTA,LAGOS)

The man in question is irresponsible,heartless and deserves to be punished.